New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04

,o,vc OVER THE SEA FOX CHRISTMAS.
n.,s ~ acAxD1NAvIAss SAIL FOR THE OLD

.oar,ship Ilckla. OF the ThiHeyalla Line. lay
49, MY IN Eoboken Yesterday afternoon gay with
~ -. nj, nsiiors In he places of honor were The
H"' ~. .a,rk. Norway and sweden, while the
Wv ,r lag 80 Dedmarh-dOuhle headed, with the
ro!b . m tbe red ground and the crown and trum
"'| che corncrs-n oated from the taiiral Excited
P" Of men ard women chattcd voluby on her
t'oI - the fluent tongues OF the scandinavian PENN
&c. rhoir numbers were constantly increased by a
s"' 81 humanity which continued TO pour over tho
t''~ -, lorx after 4 o'clock ~ appointed hour Of
s"Ns ,. md toe pier was so dcnsey crowded With
W. walters for chauc- to g on board that 1t was
easo . trno>,Ihle 10 force a way among them. II
heM az If the WI lie west, Wild and tame. had ompticc
'O rs scandinavian settlers. But. after all. they
u.s. - only about 500 and going to under
r long 90 an voyage for the pleasure Of spending
.stmas in the oil country. TWO big special trains
~ chicago brought them to Ncw-l 0rb ia the morn
nv and every moment til dusk was occupied in get
% ,leu and their belongings safely aboard The Hetla-
tost n in, voy@-ers travelled in The Sccragc, tick
-. tor which the Thngvalla Line provides al exceed
Wv Low rates siNly-fyc dollars rays for the trip
,,o chicago 10 Christll.saad ChrStiana or Colen-
IAN and back This sum Is within the easy rcacn
- bousand, Of thrifty Norscmer. Danes and SwcdcS
4lcre ar, aawys far more applications for PASSAGES
hsn the Th.rc,alla Line + ahlc To supply. The
uc,a,s utmost capacity was filed and eco passengers
t.l TO 10 refused. A saloon passage also
coss rule. though it IS not p'oporionatcly
scbesp because EXCURSION privileges rot ext ncd
10 first class passengers
THr long LINE or BIG NORsTMT&.
To stand ~ the Ilella'S Storage GangWay and
watch the stream was an experience no; SOON - b"
,o,,cfren Up from the roaring human whirlpool on tn"
,er came soey'ngly cnGre line o. big bronzcd
Nortbmcn With tleir blue eycs pccpng out from a
tancle of long fair hair and yellow tcardS. Now and
again an ultra blonde woman appeared and rs often as
no, She led and carried from two 10 half dozcn pretty
nax,Glockcl dirty faced little doll-chidrcn. Serd
Indla.en tie handsome travelling as'nt OF the Thin
yala Company. stood receiving and checking tickets.
working and shouting tu the sweat $1,000 out in drops
on his brow.
en- En-" En-" he called orc by one he
puncled the paper certificates, and with toss Of his
lead directed ticir bearers whore go. On .cy came
pushing jo,Ing. hu>tl'rr. stumbling. aAl laughing
--svonl.rs Ajornsens, lansenS. Lar .r~ El',.e $
Oisens Audrr>rus. Croon,ens Msgun>sens. Kar'scrs
Jersens Jol,.,cus. CttclscHs. anbciAs and SON
lerls, Olaf. Oscars aud Christians and goodness
knows all nhat-a splendid array Of JncI" Sans iio
neer boys. H., undo: the stars ard stripe, and hcar
ing the Very oue names the sea kin- mo- long aCo
same sailing into TrouGhelm lord. AID ca red cana e
and destruction to the English coasts under The white
horse banner
Their a,jic-who Shall describe IT. Colors a
varied and as brilliant rs the hucS Of their
own northern sunsets OuCh coats Of flczc. warm
cloahS Of fur caps of fur aud Of soft felt shaSs! raj
men, of arshnSOuc Of the men in such rude bear
hides worn with the fur outside, that with their close
fitting hair caIr and their great hcardS they looked
almost like bars themselves some ia red bou,,s and
long Logging, and some lccd and booted like rem
nimoic Cooper trappcr such conslOmel alton OF
clothing As other country could produce but THIS.
where ia the far West old EuroIc'> civilization ana
garments arr patched on the ncV civilization that
wants new clothes Tor lis own peculiar necessities
The women bare headed. aid bright with CANDY
cl,cioih> all shirts oi loud pint
TIE WOMEN CLING TO THE oID-CuUNTrY Styles
With tho conservatism of their sex. they seemed TO
have without exception retained the garb of their own
land and cherished it with the recocctons which they
were aIoat Ia revive The Stecrage passengers brought
their own bedding and in many cases their own table
utensls-such tin-warc. some Of them had wash
basins Most Of them hadn't.
Their excited Joy a pleasure TO Soc Seeming
ly nothing colid restrain the home, sweet home"
feeling that overfowed in their hearts What hand
shakngs It. rc We're! What congratulations what
hugGing and hSsnsl
mo- cried pretty girl, who was probably carry
ing home hr savings earned at service. don't be
leve Pm ever coming back any more =
Mr.. Lindhagcn chccriy smiled and nodded as ne
tooh her ticket He was the right man IN the night
place. ,
have been backwoods man believe ! have lost
my ticket-wha shall l doi" And he fumbed ncIv-
Wen pitch you right overheard, sir said Mr.
L;2hhagen. with assumed sternness. Let me- look
producing the missing document after moment :
search. You're lucky, 'unG man. for undoubtedly
YOU would have had TO 20 ON>fLCalh"
The young looked aS If he didn't '-liHVc u, ami
several dozen sturdy shoulders shook with loud guf
Jaws. ,
Tho travellers with few exceptions. live by hard
manual toll. There are farmers from Minnesota ia,
los and Missouri probably 20 per cent of the total
are farmers farnl-hand' miners from Michigan
backwOOds men from upper Wisconsin railroad builders
and labOrcrs from here there and everywhere Wc, OF
the Ale haiics.
AFEw FIRsT-CLAss PAssENGEHs.
Tic few exceptions are the fr~t-caos passengers,
among whom The physicians, two newspaper edit
ors ana politician. AcynIc might say that If there's
a Jonah aboard his must DC on the saloon list
Albert LcmbccAc, assistant general passenger agent
for the ThingVaIla Line. is also a passenger lie
IS going across 10 consult with the company al
their iurOlrau headquarters ds 10 Increasing ihef
facilities m order take OF he steadily increasing
number OF scandinavian travellers. Mr. Lenbccke
THINKS that Tho company may resolve Ia chaiifr nf
bgld several new vessels jolly party of castle
Garden employees and of other friends gave him good
send or and presented him with hne horaI horse
Shoe.
1A., temporary exodus from the West has already
locn few DAYS the rOutc. The voyage v u Occi
Jy from twelve To fifteen days 50 III" travellers VIII
be I'm the hcimlandr in plenty Of time 10 see the
Christmas .h.avos Of grain placed on the housctols
f0r the rd,. and taste Christmas fare aud JOIN wh
the FRI dc parry IN singing the song OF ihrir country
but, while thcy sing:
II >sel,ks hier,ans dup en- gang,
j. e1.fti och cnicl sang.
SDf IN KO1gen fran
(Our h.Irfs DIN IN q song o" our k'u%.J
They viii 40; forget America. and nearly all of hHm
viii be back to sing The star spangied Banner In